周一， iPhone制造商苹果(Apple)的股价跌至近一年*位，原因在于投资者对于苹果削减*链订单的消息感到恐慌。此前投资者已对下周将公布的苹果业绩报告感到不安。
周一， iPhone制造商苹果(Apple)的股价跌至近一年*位，原因在于投资者对于苹果削减*链订单的消息感到恐慌。此前投资者已对下周将公布的苹果业绩报告感到不安。
Shares in Apple shaved the $500 mark in pre-market trading and were about 3 per cent lower at $504.73 by late morning in New York. Investors in the world''s most valuable company watched its shares rise from below $500 in early February last year to top $700 in September, from which point it has steadily declined。
在纽约盘前交易时段，苹果股价曾跌破500美元关口，接近中午时为504.73美元，跌幅约为3%。这家全球市值*公司的股价从去年2月初不到500美元的水平开始攀升，去年9月升至*价700美元，随后便呈现出稳定下跌态势。
Analysts'' consensus forecasts predict that Apple''s earnings will post a year-over-year decline for the first time in a decade. The company warned in October that margins would be put under pressure by the simultaneous launch of many products, including the iPhone 5, iPad mini and iMac。
根据分析师们的共识题库，苹果的盈利将出现10年来首次同比下滑。该公司去年10月警告称，由于iPhone 5、iPad mini和iMac等许多产品同步上市，其利润率将会承受压力。
The trigger for the latest sell-off came with reports from Japan''s Nikkei newspaper and the Wall Street Journal that Apple had halved orders for iPhone 5 screens from suppliers for the period between January and March, to about 33m displays。
引发一轮抛售的导火线是，《日本经济新闻》(Nikkei newspaper)和《华尔街日报》(Wall Street Journal)报道称，苹果已把1月至3月期间向*商订购的iPhone 5屏幕数量砍掉了一半，降低至约3300万个。
Apple declined to comment on the reports。
苹果拒绝就上述消息置评。
Wall Street analysts including UBS, Jefferies and Citigroup had already reduced their estimates a month ago, citing lower component orders from Apple. The WSJ said that Apple had notified suppliers of the cuts in December。
一个月前，瑞银(UBS)、杰富瑞(Jefferies)和花旗(Citigroup)等华尔街银行的分析师们便援引苹果削减产品组件订单的消息，调低了他们对该公司业绩的估测。《华尔街日报》表示，苹果已在去年12年通知*商减少供货量。
Nonetheless, the sharp reaction from investors to the latest highlights nervousness ahead of Apple''s results next week for the three months to December。
然而，投资者对*近报道的激烈反应表明，他们对于苹果将于下周公布的截至去年12月的季度业绩报告感到担心。
“Many investors now feel the bloom is off the rose and that they have to trade Apple as if it’s a normal company now,” said JJ Kinahan, chief derivatives strategist at TD Ameritrade。
TD Ameritrade的首席衍生品策略师JJ Kinahan表示：“如今许多投资者感觉到，苹果已丧失新鲜感，他们现在只能像对待普通公司那样*苹果股票了。”
